Friday, September 20, 2013

Soul Spooktacular coming to The Fillmore Auditorium

Halloween Night 2013

KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE

w/ Zach Deputy, The Cosmic Horns and more TBA

Fillmore Auditorium

Thursday, October 31

LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS ARE JUST $20.00

Live Nation is pleased to present ‘Soul Spooktacular’ – Halloween Night 2013featuring KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE at The Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday, October 31. Special guests Zach Deputy, TheCosmic Horns and more TBA will open the show.Show time is 8:00 PM.Doors open at 7:00 PM

Karl
Denson has led a storied career as a multi-faceted recording and
performing artist who first came to prominence as a member of Lenny
Kravitz’ band debuting on his first release, Let Love Rule, and staying
on for the next five years. While developing a following overseas, he
joined Fred Wesley’s band, touring and recording with him on multiple
releases. This led to five straight ahead jazz albums by Denson on Minor
Music, the last of which was released to rave reviews and featured Karl
in a trio setting with Miles Davis alumni Dave Holland and Jack
DeJohnette. In 1993, Denson joined DJ Greyboy in creating Greyboy
Records and released the legendary acid jazz staple, Freestylin. Out of
that collaboration, Denson formed The Greyboy Allstars, which became
world renowned as the ultimate groove band, spreading their “West Coast
Boogaloo” style worldwide.

Denson took this formula to the next
level by putting more emphasis on vocals and adding some funk, R&B
and hip hop elements. It turned out to be a winning combination, which
set KDTU on the top of the heap in the touring world and selling over
250,000 records to date. “My style is based in dance” shares Denson. “I
love the idea of creating something that naturally makes people want to
move.” KDTU has headlined and performed at US Festivals including
Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, All
Good Music Festival, Wakarusa Music Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival,
Monterey Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival and many more. Global
festival appearances include the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, North Sea
Jazz festival in Holland, Moscow Jazz Festival in Russia, East Coast
Blues and Roots Festival in Australia and the Montreux Jazz festival in
Switzerland. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has shared the stage with acts
as diverse as Jack Johnson, D’Angelo, James Brown, Dave Matthews Band,
Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Allman Brothers, Keene and Maroon 5.

Denson’s
latest release, Brother’s Keeper, continues his artistic evolution
fusing sounds from Rock to Funk to Afrobeat. Meshell Ndegeocello (bass)
and Marc Ford (guitar, Black Crowes, Ben Harper) are just some of the
special guests on the album. Denson notes, “I’m not one to live in the
past. I am very much a forward thinker.

Brother’s
Keeper is a continuation of my general worldview, which is that we
should be loving each other, having fun and taking care of one another.”
He concludes, “This record is the culmination of all my life’s work up
until now.”